Shades are not great outside of limited because they're creatures that demand that you commit atrocious amounts of {B} to them for them to be big threats. They don't even have built-in protection or additional mana sink abilities to make them more useful. However, Stromgald Crusader, and Order of the Ebon Hand do. Stillmoon Cavalier does it very successfully.
Posted By:
DacenOctavio
(10/19/2011 1:16:50 AM)
Perfect for Bono, Elton John, and others who like expensive shades.
Posted By:
Salient
(3/7/2014 7:48:28 PM)
Thanks for pointing out the Training Grounds interaction... huh, still not so hot.
Posted By:
ZEvilMustache
(4/18/2010 4:33:07 PM)
It's a shade for not monoblack decks. It's not bad really.
Posted By:
Sacrier
(4/19/2010 11:03:22 PM)
By itself, a bad card, as in worse than Looming Shade. With Training Grounds, it can be pretty devastating... However, I think I'll stick with the old shades.
Posted By:
HippyRei
(4/15/2010 11:49:32 PM)
Why make bad versions of earlier cards? crypt ripper
Posted By:
Sironos
(5/11/2010 9:39:11 AM)
This is a good card when played right. UB Training grounds and you can pretty much make it a 8/8 easily. 3.5/5
Posted By:
bluelaser
(6/5/2010 9:13:59 PM)
Shades generally only have value in draft, where curves aren't quite so smooth and a large, albeit expensive, attacker can prove useful.
Posted By:
Ichorix
(6/7/2010 8:12:36 PM)
This loses so bad to Crypt Ripper, and the ripper isn't even that good.
Posted By:
blindthrall
(4/27/2010 2:42:01 PM)
Crypt Ripper requires too much black mana. This can be splashed more easily. Of course, with an activation of 
, making this a Scathe Zombies wouldn't have hurt. But ROE limited is so strange it might be just fine.
Outside, of course, easily the worst shade ever.
Posted By:
Shiny_Umbreon
(2/3/2011 11:40:23 AM)